Amanzi Nomhlaba Impact - Humane Foundation

Impilo yezinhlelo zamanzi nomhlabathi zeplanethi yethu ihlobene kakhulu nemikhuba yezolimo, kanti ukulima izilwane zezimboni kunomthelela omubi kakhulu. Imisebenzi emikhulu yezilwane idala imfucuza eningi kakhulu, evame ukungena emifuleni, emachibini, nasemanzini angaphansi komhlaba, engcolisa imithombo yamanzi nge-nitrogen, i-phosphorus, ama-antibiotic, kanye namagciwane. Lokhu kungcola kuphazamisa imvelo yasemanzini, kusongela impilo yabantu, futhi kunegalelo ekwandeni kwezindawo ezifile olwandle nasemizimbeni yamanzi ahlanzekile.
Inhlabathi, isisekelo sokuvikeleka kokudla emhlabeni wonke, ihlupheka ngokulinganayo ngaphansi kokufuywa kwezilwane okunamandla. Ukufuywa ngokweqile, izitshalo zokudla ezifuywayo kanye nokuphathwa kabi komquba kuholela ekugugulekeni, ukuncipha kwezakhamzimba, kanye nokulahlekelwa ukuvunda komhlabathi. Ukuwohloka komhlabathi ophezulu akugcini nje ngokuphazamisa ukukhiqizwa kwezitshalo kodwa futhi kunciphisa ikhono lemvelo lomhlaba lokumunca ikhabhoni nokulawula imijikelezo yamanzi, kuqinise kokubili isomiso kanye nezikhukhula.
Lesi sigaba sigcizelela ukuthi ukuvikela amanzi nomhlabathi kubalulekile ekusimeni kwemvelo kanye nokusinda kwabantu. Ngokugqamisa imiphumela yokulima efektri kulezi zinsiza ezibalulekile, kukhuthaza ukushintshela emikhubeni yezolimo evuselelayo, ukuphathwa kwamanzi okunesibopho, kanye nokudla okunciphisa ukucindezeleka ezindaweni zemvelo ezibaluleke kakhulu emhlabeni wethu.

Ukukhiqizwa kwezilwane zasezimbonini, okwaziwa nangokuthi ukulima kwezimbonini, kube yindlela evelele yokukhiqizwa kwenyama, ubisi, namaqanda amashumi eminyaka. Le ndlela yokulima ihilela ukuvalelwa kwezilwane ezindaweni ezinkulu, kusetshenziswa amasu anjengokuphathwa kwezakhi zofuzo kanye nama-antibiotic ukuze kwandiswe ukukhiqizwa. Ngenkathi lolu hlelo luvumele ukuthi kukhiqizwe inani elikhulu lenyama eshibhile, luphinde lwaletha imiphumela eminingi yokuziphatha, ezemvelo, kanye nempilo. Kusukela ekwelashweni kwezilwane kuya emthonjeni emhlabeni wethu kanye nenhlalakahle yethu, imiphumela yokukhiqizwa kwezilwane zasezimbonini ifinyelela kude futhi iphakamise ukukhathazeka okukhulu phakathi kwabathengi, izishoshovu, kanye nochwepheshe bezempilo. Kulesi sihloko, sizogxila ezintweni zokuziphatha ezizungeze ukuphathwa kwezilwane emapulazini asezimbonini, umthelela wemvelo walolu hlelo, kanye nezingozi zezempilo ezingaba khona ezihlobene nokudla imikhiqizo evela ekukhiqizweni kwezilwane zasezimbonini. Ngokuhlola lezi zindawo ezintathu ezibalulekile, …

Ukufuya izilwane bekulokhu kuyingxenye ebalulekile yempucuko yabantu izinkulungwane zeminyaka, kuhlinzeka ngomthombo obalulekile wokudla kanye nokuziphilisa emiphakathini emhlabeni jikelele. Kodwa-ke, ukukhula nokuqina kwalo mkhakha emashumini eminyaka amuva nje kube nemiphumela ebalulekile empilweni nasekuhlukeni kwezindawo zemvelo zomhlaba wethu. Isidingo semikhiqizo yezilwane, esiqhutshwa ukwanda kwabantu kanye nokushintsha kokudla okuthandayo, siholele ekwandeni kokufuya izilwane, okuholele ekushintsheni okukhulu kokusetshenziswa komhlaba kanye nokubhujiswa kwendawo yokuhlala. Lokhu kube nomthelela omkhulu ekuhlukahlukaneni kwezinto eziphilayo, nezinhlobo eziningi ezibhekene nokuqothulwa kanye nezindawo zemvelo eziguqulwa ngokungenakuguqulwa. Njengoba siqhubeka nokuthembela ekufuyeni izilwane ukuze sithole ukondla kanye nokukhula komnotho, kubalulekile ukuhlola nokubhekana nemiphumela yalo mkhakha ekulahlekelweni kwezinto eziphilayo. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola izindlela ezahlukene ukufuya izilwane okuye kwafaka ngazo isandla ekulahlekelweni kwezinto eziphilayo kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona …

Ukulima kwasefektri, okwaziwa nangokuthi ezolimo zezimboni, sekuyindlela evelele yokukhiqiza ukudla emazweni amaningi emhlabeni jikelele. Le ndlela ihilela ukukhulisa inani elikhulu lemfuyo ezindaweni ezivalekile, ngenhloso eyinhloko yokwandisa umkhiqizo kanye nenzuzo. Nakuba kungase kubonakale kuyindlela ephumelelayo yokondla inani labantu elikhulayo, imiphumela emibi yokulima kwasefektri ezindaweni zemvelo zasendaweni kanye nemvelo iyonke ayinakunakwa. Kusukela ekungcolisweni kwemithombo yamanzi kuya ekubhujisweni kwezindawo zokuhlala zemvelo, imiphumela yalolu hlobo lwezolimo oluthuthukile ifinyelela kude futhi iyingozi. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ngokujulile imiphumela emibi yokulima kwasefektri ezindaweni zemvelo zasendaweni, futhi sihlole izindlela esingakhulisa ngazo ulwazi ngale nkinga ephuthumayo. Ngokuqonda ububanzi benkinga nokuthatha isinyathelo sokuyixazulula, singasebenza ekwakheni uhlelo lokudla oluhlala isikhathi eside nolunobungane nemvelo …

Njengoba inani labantu emhlabeni liqhubeka nokukhula kanye nesidingo sokudla sikhula, imboni yezolimo ibhekene nengcindezi enkulu yokuhlangabezana nalezi zidingo ngenkathi futhi inciphisa umthelela wayo emvelweni. Enye indawo ekhathazayo ukukhiqizwa kwenyama, okuye kwaxhunyaniswa neminikelo ebalulekile ekukhishweni kwamagesi okushisa, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, kanye nokungcoliswa kwamanzi. Kodwa-ke, ikhambi elithembisayo elithola ukuthandwa emphakathini wezolimo yizolimo ezivuselelayo. Lo mkhuba wokulima, osekelwe ezimisweni zokusimama kanye nokulinganisela kwemvelo, ugxile ekwakheni inhlabathi enempilo kanye nokubuyisela ukuhlukahluka kwezinto eziphilayo. Ngokubeka impilo yomhlaba phambili, ezolimo ezivuselelayo zinamandla okuthuthukisa hhayi nje kuphela ikhwalithi yokudla okukhiqizwayo, kodwa futhi nokunciphisa imiphumela emibi emvelweni yokukhiqizwa kwenyama. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola umqondo wezolimo ezivuselelayo kanye namandla azo okubhekana nezinselele zemvelo ezibangelwa ukukhiqizwa kwenyama. Sizohlola isayensi ngemuva kwale ndlela yokulima, izinzuzo zayo, …

I-nitrogen iyinto ebalulekile empilweni eMhlabeni, idlala indima ebalulekile ekukhuleni nasekuthuthukisweni kwezitshalo nezilwane. Kodwa-ke, lapho inani elikhulu le-nitrogen lingena emvelweni, lingaba nemiphumela emibi ezindaweni zemvelo nasempilweni yabantu. Omunye wabanegalelo elikhulu kule nkinga umkhakha wezolimo, ikakhulukazi ezolimo zezilwane. Ukukhiqizwa nokuphathwa kwemfuyo, okuhlanganisa izinkomo, izinkukhu, nezingulube, kuye kwaxhunyaniswa namazinga abalulekile okungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen. Lesi simo senzeka ikakhulukazi ngokusebenzisa umanyolo kanye nomquba, okucebile nge-nitrogen, kanye nokukhishwa kwe-ammonia okukhiqizwa yindle yezilwane. Njengoba isidingo semikhiqizo yezilwane siqhubeka nokukhula emhlabeni jikelele, nokukhathazeka ngomthelela wezolimo zezilwane ekungcolisweni kwe-nitrogen kuyanda. Kulesi sihloko, sizohlola ukuxhumana phakathi kwezolimo zezilwane kanye nokungcoliswa kwe-nitrogen, sihlole izimbangela zalo, imiphumela, kanye nezixazululo ezingaba khona. Ngokuqonda lobu budlelwano obuyinkimbinkimbi, …

Ukulima kwasefektri, indlela ethuthuke kakhulu futhi ejulile yokukhulisa izilwane ukuze kukhiqizwe ukudla, sekuyinkinga enkulu kwezemvelo. Inqubo yokukhiqiza izilwane eziningi ukuze zidliwe ayiphakamisi nje imibuzo yokuziphatha mayelana nenhlalakahle yezilwane kodwa futhi inomthelela omubi emhlabeni. Nazi amaqiniso ayi-11 abalulekile mayelana namapulazi asefektri kanye nemiphumela yawo kwezemvelo: 1- Ukukhishwa Okukhulu Kwegesi Ebamba Ukushisa Amapulazi asefektri angenye yezinto ezihamba phambili ekukhiqizweni kwamagesi obamba ukufudumala komhlaba, ekhipha inani elikhulu le-methane ne-nitrous oxide emkhathini. Lawa magesi anamandla kakhulu kune-carbon dioxide endimeni yawo ekufudumaleni komhlaba, kanti i-methane isebenza kahle izikhathi ezingama-28 ekubambeni ukushisa esikhathini seminyaka eyi-100, kanti i-nitrous oxide inamandla izikhathi ezingama-298. Umthombo oyinhloko wokukhishwa kwe-methane kwezolimo zasefektri uvela ezilwaneni ezelusayo, njengezinkomo, izimvu, nezimbuzi, ezikhiqiza inani elikhulu le-methane ngesikhathi sokugaya …

Ukulima kwasefektri kuyimbangela enkulu yokubhujiswa kwemvelo, okwandisa ukuwohloka komhlaba kanye nokuba ugwadule ngezinga elithusayo. Njengoba ezolimo zezimboni zanda ukuze kuhlangatshezwane nesidingo esikhulayo senyama nobisi, imikhuba yaso engazinzile—njengokudlisa ngokweqile, ukugawulwa kwamahlathi, ukugeleza kwamakhemikhali, kanye nokusetshenziswa ngokweqile komanyolo—kuyawuqeda amandla umhlabathi, kungcolisa imithombo yamanzi, futhi kucekela phansi ukuhlukahluka kwezinto eziphilayo. Le misebenzi ayigcini nje ngokususa umhlaba ekuqineni kwawo kwemvelo kodwa futhi isongela nezindawo zemvelo emhlabeni jikelele. Ukuqonda umthelela wamapulazi ezimboni kubalulekile ekukhuthazeni izindlela zokukhiqiza ukudla okusimeme ezivikela izinsiza zomhlaba wethu ezizukulwaneni ezizayo

Izimboni zemfashini nezendwangu sekuyisikhathi eside zihlotshaniswa nokusetshenziswa kwezinto ezifana noboya, uboya, kanye nesikhumba, ezithathwe ezilwaneni. Nakuba lezi zinto ziye zadunyiswa ngokuqina kwazo, ukufudumala, kanye nokunethezeka, ukukhiqizwa kwazo kuphakamisa ukukhathazeka okukhulu kwemvelo. Lesi sihloko sihlola izingozi zemvelo zoboya, uboya, kanye nesikhumba, sihlola umthelela wazo ezindaweni zemvelo, enhlalakahleni yezilwane, kanye nomhlaba wonke. Indlela Ukukhiqizwa Koboya Okulimaza Ngayo Imvelo Imboni yoboya ingenye yezimboni ezilimaza kakhulu imvelo emhlabeni jikelele. Izikhumba zemboni yoboya ezingama-85% ezimangalisayo zivela ezilwaneni ezikhuliswe emapulazini efektri yoboya. Lawa mapulazi avame ukuhlala nezinkulungwane zezilwane ezimweni ezixinene, ezingahlanzekile, lapho zifuyelwa khona kuphela izikhumba zazo. Imiphumela yemvelo yale misebenzi inzima, futhi imiphumela idlulela ngale kwendawo eseduze yamapulazi. 1. Ukuqongelela Imfucuza Nokungcola Isilwane ngasinye kule fektri …

Ukufuya i-octopus, impendulo ekukhuleni kwesidingo sokudla kwasolwandle, kudale impikiswano enkulu mayelana nemiphumela yako yokuziphatha kanye nemvelo. Lawa ma-cephalopod athakazelisayo awaziswa nje kuphela ngokukhanga kwawo kokupheka kodwa futhi ahlonishwa ngokuhlakanipha kwawo, amakhono okuxazulula izinkinga, kanye nokujula ngokomzwelo—izimfanelo eziphakamisa imibuzo ebalulekile mayelana nokuziphatha kokuzibopha ezinhlelweni zokulima. Kusukela ekukhathazekeni ngenhlalakahle yezilwane kuya ekucindezelweni okubanzi kwamalungelo ezilwane zasolwandle, lesi sihloko sihlola ubunzima obuzungeze ukufuya i-octopus. Ngokuhlola umthelela wayo ezintweni eziphilayo, ukuqhathaniswa nemikhuba yokulima esekelwe emhlabeni, kanye nokubiza amazinga okuphathwa kobuntu, sibhekana nesidingo esiphuthumayo sokulinganisela ukusetshenziswa kwabantu nokuhlonipha impilo yasolwandle enempilo

Ukuntuleka kwamanzi kudala inselelo enkulu emhlabeni wonke, lapho ezolimo zibangela ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi amaningi ahlanzekile. Ukufuya izilwane zendabuko kubeka ubunzima obukhulu kulezi zinsiza, kudinga amanzi amaningi ukuze kutholakale amanzi ezilwaneni kanye nokukhiqizwa kokudla. Ukushintshela kwezolimo ezisekelwe ezitshalweni kunikeza ithuba lokuguqula ukonga amanzi ngenkathi kuxazululwa ezinye izinkinga zemvelo ezifana nokungcola, ukukhishwa kwamagesi okushisa ukushisa, kanye nokulahlekelwa yizinto eziphilayo. Ngokubeka phambili imikhuba eqhubekayo kanye nokusebenzisa amasu amasha kwezolimo ezisekelwe ezitshalweni, singavikela ukutholakala kwamanzi abalulekile futhi sikhuthaze ikusasa elinempilo nelizinzile kubo bonke